The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure their access to fundamental resources and services.

Pennsylvania has some of the tightest deadlines for requesting and returning ballots absentee ballots in the country. In 2018, more than 4,500 completed absentee ballots were rejected in Southeastern Pennsylvania alone. We are challenging this system in Commonwealth Court.